Two in-town games will go a long way toward potential playoff berths as the regular season winds down.

In the Class 4A Foothills League, Friday’s 7 p.m. contest at Dutch Clark Stadium between Pueblo West (5-2 overall, 3-1 Foothhills) and Centennial (6-1, 3-1) has huge playoff implications. Both teams are a game back of South (6-1, 4-0) with the Colts having already beaten the Bulldogs.

Centennial is No. 12 in the latest wild-card points, while Pueblo West is No. 16. The winner has an inside track to the postseason, while the loser will have a difficult time making the 16-team field.

The game will pit a pair of running quarterbacks that roll up big yardage — Centennial’s Quincy Kindred and Pueblo West’s Zac Drury. Kindred has run for 1,239 yards, while Drury has 903 yards. Neither is much of a pass threat as they’ve combined for just 74 attempts on the season.

In the Class 3A Southern League, Friday’s 7 p.m. contest between East (3-4, 1-1) and Pueblo County (4-3, 2-0) at Hornet Stadium has a similar scenario. The Hornets are tied for the league lead with The Classical Academy (5-2, 2-0) with the Eagles a game back of both. East has already lost to TCA (21-20), while Pueblo County has a date with TCA next Thursday in Colorado Springs.

County has relied on the triple-threat backfield of quarterback Keenan Willits and running backs Lane Lanier and Troy Keys, while East has the dual threat of quarterback Danny Martin and running back Marco Perez.

Pueblo County, which has won three in a row, is currently No. 15 in the wild-card points, while East, which has dropped three of its past four games, is No. 22.